ECONOMY

Gig economy turns the spotlight on who is really self-employed
Deliveroo riders were found to be self-employed in the UK. Photo: Reuters
Another week, another gig economy legal development. Two high-profile decisions have just been issued...

Profile: Meteoric rise led ultimately to disaster
From relatively humble beginnings in Skerries, north Co Dublin, David Drumm rose to lead an upstart bank that was snapping at the heels of the established players. He...

Wall St awash in sublease space, bad for landlords
New office space at the World Trade Centre is coming onstream at a time when subleasing is exerting downward pressure on rents
When the Murdoch media empire...

Low-cost carrier Norwegian launches direct flights from Ireland to Canada
Direct services to Hamilton, Ontario set for take-off in March 2019, the airline says
The CN Tower in Toronto
Norwegian will start a new daily service between...

Housing bottleneck will worsen as population growth speeds up
Dublin will need to build at least 200 homes a week
Five years ago, as many wondered whether the green shoots were actually emerging, the Central Statistics...

Celebrity suicide is not a fashion to be copied
Robin Williams
The language brigade have pulled me up once or twice for using the phrase "committed suicide" and told me it is "died by suicide". They...